Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 274

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The plea that an action be deemed never to have been brought. A formal plea concerning procedure. It must be raised before addressing the merits, otherwise the right to raise it lapses. - Addressing the merits that extinguishes a formal plea. Its meaning.
Arabic original
الدفع باعتبار الدعوى كأن لم تكن. دفع شكلي يتعلق بالإجراءات. وجوب إبدائه قبل التعرض للموضوع وإلا سقط الحق في إبدائه. - التكلم في الموضوع المسقط للدفع الشكلي. ماهيته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٨/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ١٩/٤/٢٠٠٦ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٤ ج٢ ص٢٧٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 53. PDF pages: 50.

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